The thirteen-year-old says that there should be a Green Lantern movie featuring all four of the earth-based GLs, not just one. And you know, she's right.
I know that some folks would say that there's no way to do that without confusing the ordinary (i.e. non-comic fan) movie-goer. That there's too much backstory. That no one of the characters would be well enough developed to draw the viewer in.
But there's no reason that a movie focusing on the whole space cop premise couldn't be done well. There would be no real need for extensive backstory. The four Earth GLs would be an awesome cast.
There's John, the smart one who knows what he's doing, has a kind heart but not a lot of patience for incompetence.
There's Hal, the showboat, the glamour guy, a bit of a ladies' man, maybe not the brightest light on the tree (and certainly prone to bouts of poor judgment) but knows his stuff when it comes down to it.
There's Kyle, the (relative) newcomer, the artistic one with a different take on things.
And there's Guy, the cranky one who pisses everyone off.
That's a cop show right there, right?
3 comments:
Your thirteen-year old has the right idea. They SHOULD put all four in the movie. That way everyone's favorite is represented, and we won't get those idiotic Hal vs Kyle debates all over again.
Heck, the Magnificent Seven worked just fine. Throw in Kilowog and Salakk and a few aliens and it would be wonderful.
Heck,they could make a series, with various other GLs guest-starring or playing minor roles,background,etc. But yeah,I'd definitely watch those four.
As long as we don't get Jack Black playing some comedic version of Hal Jordan or something. Or, you know, Constantine.
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